Sunday, October 21, 2007

Litany to Saint Joseph

Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, have mercy on us.Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.Christ, graciously hear us.God the Father of Heaven,Have mercy on us.God the Son, Redeemer of the world,Have mercy on us.God the Holy Spirit,Have mercy on us.Holy Trinity, One God,Have mercy on us.

Response: pray for us.

Holy Mary, spouse of St. Joseph,Saint Joseph, confirmed in grace,Saint Joseph, guardian of the Word Incarnate,Saint Joseph, favorite of the King of Heaven,Saint Joseph, ruler of the family of Jesus,Saint Joseph, spouse of the ever-blessed Virgin,Saint Joseph, foster father to the Son of God,Saint Joseph, example of humility and obedience,Saint Joseph, mirror of silence and resignation,Saint Joseph, patron of innocence and youth,Saint Joseph, exiled with Christ into Egypt,Saint Joseph, intercessor for the afflicted,Saint Joseph, advocate of the humble,Saint Joseph, model of every virtue,Saint Joseph, honored among men,Saint Joseph, in whom is the union of all Christian perfections,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,Spare us, O Lord.Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,Graciously hear us, O Lord.Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,Have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, O holy Saint Joseph,R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let Us Pray

Assist us, O Lord, we beseech Thee, by the merits of the spouse of Thy most holy Mother, that what our unworthiness cannot obtain, may be given us by his intercession with Thee, Who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.R. Amen.